So I'm a pretty heavy-duty Twitter user, and in the past two weeks it's really started paying off for me. Not only have I really begun to interact with some amazing 20-something bloggers, but I follow some really cool celebs and, best of all, some cool comedians. Twitter is a great way to vent, to try and make your friends laugh, or two circulate rumours that beloved celebrities are dead ("What? Eminem and Johnny Depp? ...Oh wait, they're fine.")
In the last 10 days, I've had two amazing Twitter experiences.
First of all, when Esquire Magazine (UK) whom I follow @esquireuk were looking for suggestions from readers for home-remedies to combat the cold. I tweeted back with my suggestion (gargle salt water for the throat, take a shot of tabasco for the sinuses, then mix warm water w/ honey, lemon and ginger) and forgot about it.
Days later, when they published the results on their webpage, guess who came in at number 1!
I mean, yeah, it's only a little retweet, and it's not even attributed to me, but fuck it, it was so cool!
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Then, today, I was looking through my Tweet-feed when British funny-lady Sarah Millican (@SarahMillican75) tweeted her followers to offer them free tickets for her last ever radio show on Wednesday night. I replied back and within minutes she told me my name was on the guest list.
So yeah, it gets derided all the time, I sometimes drunk tweet celebs and it's probably endemic of some massive shift towards a society of antisocial weirdos who publish every minute thought, but fuck me, it can be fun!
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Haha lucky sod, I tried it when she posted it on Facebook but she's more of a Twitter-lass I guess! Have fun!
ReplyDeletethat's sooo awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletei do NOT want to try that remedy for getting over a cold.
proud!!! :o)
my sinus fix is chewing altoids or breathing over peppermint tea.
obvi the best part of twitter is chat'n me up!
muuuah!
ps: had to tell u my capcha verify code was wootors! pah
Woa okay what did you do to get so lucky!! hehe. Share the wealth! =) hehe jk! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteI only really use Twitter at work which isn't the same sort of feeling at all -- but I'd never get anything done if I had my personal feed going, too. I might have to add you to my work account just to see you drunk-tweeting 'slebs
ReplyDeleteI will remember for a day that I have a twitter account, send 5 updates and then forget for a month that it exists.....
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
Edit: No! Actually I got tickets too :D Might see you there, bro
ReplyDeleteFound your blog through 20sb. Y'ello!
ReplyDeleteIt is now becoming clear to me how I have been living under a rock for the past few years. I keep hearing so much about Twitter and I STILL can't get the hang of it.
Congrats on that. I am still trying to get my head around using Twitter I am not sure I have enough wit for constant updates....
ReplyDeleteKate xx
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